District of Massachusetts • 1:25-cv-12493

#1

Sep 09, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number AMADC-11225627 Fee status: Filing Fee paid., filed by KINGSLEY CHINOSO ONUWA. (Attachments: # 1 JS45, # 2 Category Form)(Macarius, Saher) (Entered: 09/09/2025)

#2

Sep 09, 2025

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Allison D. Burroughs assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson. (AB) (Entered: 09/09/2025)

#3

Sep 09, 2025

General Order 19-02, dated June 1, 2019 regarding Public Access to Immigration Cases Restricted by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c). (MAC) (Entered: 09/09/2025)

#4

Sep 09, 2025

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Because Petitioner was not in the District of Massachusetts when he filed his petition and, rather, was in the District of New Jersey, [ECF No. 1 ¶ 2 (stating that “Petitioner is in the custody of the Elizabeth Detention facility,” which is in New Jersey], this Court lacks jurisdiction over Petitioner’s habeas petition, [ECF No. 1 ]. Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 443 (2004) (“The plain language of the habeas statute thus confirms the general rule that for core habeas petitions challenging present physical confinement, jurisdiction lies in only one district: the district of confinement.”). “When a district court lacks jurisdiction, it may, in the interest of justice, order the case to be transferred to another court that would have jurisdiction.” Tham v. Adducci, 319 F. Supp. 3d 574, 577 (D. Mass. 2018); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1631 (allowing transfer for lack of jurisdiction). As such, in the interest of justice, the Court TRANSFERS this case to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. (CAM) (Entered: 09/09/2025)

#5

Sep 09, 2025

Case Transferred Out - District Transfer

Sep 09, 2025

Order

Sep 09, 2025

Notice of Case Assignment

#6

Sep 10, 2025

Electronic notice to counsel: This civil action has been transferred to the District of New Jersey [LIVE] and assigned civil case number 2:25-cv-15403. (SVC1) (Entered: 09/10/2025)